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1. What does Atwood compare "late poems" to in the poem by the same title?

Atwood compares "late poems" to a letter sent by a sailor that arrives after he has drowned in the poem by the same title.

2. What does Atwood use the ghost cat in the poem by the same titled to symbolize?

Atwood uses the ghost cat in the poem by the same titled to symbolize her vision of herself if she ever developed dementia.

3. In the poem "Salt," what does Atwood warn will happen if one spends too much time in the past?

In the poem "Salt," Atwood warns against people spending too much time in the past, alluding to the Biblical story of Lot's wife turning to salt if she looks back.

4. How does the speaker in the poem "Passports" feel about aging?

The speaker in the poem "Passports" feels wistful about looking back at her old passport photos and realizing how much older she looks in each of them, taken ten years apart.

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